Ector County vs Kaufman County

A side-by-side comparison of Ector County and Kaufman County: population, income, housing, and more.

Ector County and Kaufman County are counties in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ector County has the higher population (163,206 vs 160,718 in Kaufman County). Kaufman County has the higher median household income ($88,606 vs $71,031 in Ector County). Kaufman County has the higher median home value ($290,800 vs $190,500 in Ector County).

Population, income & housing

	Ector County	Kaufman County
Population	163,206	160,718
Median age	31.3 yrs	34.2 yrs
Median household income	$71,031	$88,606
Median home value	$190,500	$290,800
Median gross rent	$1,284	$1,408
Housing units	67,542	52,744
Homeownership rate	64.4%	78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.6%	25.3%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ector County	Kaufman County
Population	160,579 → 163,206 (+1.6%)	123,804 → 160,718 (+29.8%)
Median household income	$62,973 → $71,031 (+12.8%)	$70,107 → $88,606 (+26.4%)
Median home value	$140,500 → $190,500 (+35.6%)	$178,300 → $290,800 (+63.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,059 → $1,284 (+21.2%)	$1,044 → $1,408 (+34.9%)

Ector County

Population

160,579163,206

Median household income

$62,973$71,031

Median home value

$140,500$190,500

Median gross rent

$1,059$1,284

Kaufman County

Population

123,804160,718

Median household income

$70,107$88,606

Median home value

$178,300$290,800

Median gross rent

$1,044$1,408

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ector County	Kaufman County
Under 5	8.6%	7.3%
5 to 17	21.7%	21.3%
18 to 24	9.6%	8.3%
25 to 34	16.1%	14.3%
35 to 44	14.0%	15.1%
45 to 54	10.6%	12.1%
55 to 64	9.5%	10.7%
65 to 74	6.1%	7.0%
75 and over	3.8%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ector County	Kaufman County
White (non-Hispanic)	30.0%	52.0%
Black or African American	4.7%	16.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	1.1%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.7%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	62.3%	26.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ector County	Kaufman County
No high school diploma	22.4%	13.7%
High school graduate	30.5%	29.0%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ector County	Kaufman County
Drove alone	82.4%	77.4%
Carpooled	11.3%	9.1%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	1.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	11.5%
Other means	1.3%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ector County	Kaufman County
1-unit, detached	59.3%	78.0%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	3.7%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	2.8%
20 or more units	6.5%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	17.9%	11.7%

Poverty & households

	Ector County	Kaufman County
Poverty rate	15.3%	9.7%
Average household size	2.58	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	25	35
Median year structure built	1981	2004